Caribbean Clean Energy Archives - Page 28 of 47

Caribbean NGO training citizens to provide safe solar PV installations
November 5, 2021
Green Solutions International SKN Incorporated (GSI), a Caribbean energy company and solar photovoltaic (PV) training provider, is developing the capacity of citizens across the region to provide safe, quality, solar PV installations for residential and commercial clients. Source
Antigua – Barbuda, Tuvalu to seek justice for climate change damage before international courts
November 5, 2021
The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda – current chair of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) and the prime minister of Tuvalu today signed an historic accord that opens the way for ground-breaking litigation before international courts. This offers a novel legal path to address the severe damage to Small Island States caused […]
UK, CDB to improve the energy network in Barbuda
November 5, 2021
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) approved a grant to reconstruct and rehabilitate the energy network in Barbuda. The project is being funded by the United Kingdom under its aid programme. The CDB-administered grant of GBP 2.85 million will finance the undergrounding of about half of the 16 kilometres electricity network of the island, and provide […]
Foxconn sets sights on making EVs in Latin America, Europe, India
October 27, 2021
Taiwan tech giant Foxconn is looking at making electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe, India and Latin America, including “indirectly” cooperating with German automakers, Chairman Liu Young-way said on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Source
New CDB President: Sustainable energy transition vital for Caribbean development
October 27, 2021
The President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Gene Leon, has cited the transition to sustainable energy a critical imperative for regional development. Source
COP26: Latin America heads to Glasgow climate summit with half-empty hands
October 26, 2021
Latin America and the Caribbean are heading to a new climate summit with a menu of insufficient measures to address the effects of the crisis, in the midst of the impact of the covid-19 pandemic. The world’s most unequal region, which is the hardest hit by the effects of climate change and highly vulnerable to […]
Pathways to Accelerating E-Mobility in the LAC Region
January 13, 2022
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The battle for solar power in Puerto Rico
October 18, 2021
Campaigners say rooftop solar and storage system should be rolled out more widely to tackle Puerto Rico’s energy crisis and the global climate emergency – both of which are exacerbating racialized health inequalities, as reported by The Guardian. Source
What the Caribbean Needs from COP26
October 14, 2021
Nowhere in the world needs COP26 to deliver more than the Caribbean. As the effects of climate change accelerate, New Energy asked key figures from across the region to tell us what they hope for, and what the international community needs to do to support the bid for resilience and the energy transition in the […]